Confirmed Featured Speakers and VIPs for ISDC 2013
(In Alphabetical Order)
The list will be updated as information becomes available.
Buzz AldrinApollo 11 Astronaut, Author, and Founder, ShareSpace Foundation; NSS Board of Governors (Bio)
Raymond BakerMSL EDL Team, Propulsion Lead
Howard Bloom Author and Scientific Thinker. NSS Board of Governors. Former Publicist in the 1970/1980s for Singers and Bands such as Prince, Billy Joel, and Styx. (Bio)
George DietrichPresident, SPACE Canada (Bio)
Arthur DulaFounder, CEO, Excalibur Almaz; NSS Board of Governors (Bio)
Martin ElvisAstrophysicist, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Chris FergusonDirector, Crew & Mission Operations Commercial Crew Program, Boeing. NASA Astronaut. Commander Last Shuttle Mission, STS-135 (Bio)
Bob FilnerCurrent Mayor of the City of San Diego. Former U.S. Congressman
Doug GriffithCo-founder and General Counsel of Golden Spike Company (Bio)
David GumpCEO, Deep Space Industries Inc. (Bio)
Alexandra HallSenior Director, Google Lunar X Prize (GXLP)
Dave E. HamiltonDirector, Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office (AFRCO) (Bio)
Brian Harris Director, Program and Marketplace Development, Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) (Bio)
Feng HsuLockheed Martin Corp
Mae JemisonNASA Astronaut. First African-American Woman in Space. Director, 100 Year Starship Project (Official Website)
Edwin R. JonesMember of NSS Board of Governors (Bio)
A.P.J Abdul KalamFormer President of India, Engineer, Scientist, "Wernher Von Braun of India" (Bio)
Nobuyuki KayaDean, Graduate School of System Informatics, Kobe University, Japan
Robert B. KerrDirector, Arecibo Observatory (Bio)
Bas LansdorpCo-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Mars One (Bio)
Chris LewickiPresident and Chief Engineer, Planetary Resources (Bio)
Glenn MahoneVice President of Communications, Aerojet/GenCorp
John C. MankinsPresident, Artemis Innovation Management Solutions LLC; Chief Technical Officer, Deep Space Industries (Bio)
Ian McNallyPhD Researcher, University of Glasgow, UK
Bruce PittmanFounder and President, Profit Engineering Technologies. Senior Vice President and Senior Operating Officer, NSS
Seth PotterEntrepreneur-in-Residence, Lugar Center for Renewable Energy at IUPUI
Sandra PupatelloDirector, Business Development and Global Markets, PricewaterhouseCoopers Canada (Bio)
Mohan RajuFounder Chairman, CARE IT Services
Bob RichardsCo-Founder and CEO, Moon Express, Inc. (Bio)
Rep. Dana RohrabacherU.S. Representative, California's 48th Congressional District. Vice Chairman, Science, Space and Technology Committee (Bio)
Adam SteltznerLead Engineer of the Mars Science Laboratory, Curiosity rover EDL phase (Entry, Descent and Landing)
Rick TumlinsonFounder of The EarthLight Institute. Chairman of the Board, Deep Space Industries (Bio)
Ric VanderMuelenVice President, ViaSat, Inc.
Natasha Vita-MoreProfessor, University of Advancing Technology; Chairman, Humanity+; and Co-Editor and Author: The Transhumanist Reader
Gordon Woodcock(Virtual Presenter) Boeing Retired; Former President of the L5 Society; Former Chairman of the NSS Executive Committee
Maria ZuberPrincipal Investigator, NASA Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) Mission, E. A. Griswold Professor of Geophysics at (MIT) (Bio)
Robert ZubrinFounder and President, Mars Society (Bio)
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